Lecture notes for "Introduction to atomistic simulations"

Lecture notes will be uploaded here in pdf format as soon as they are completed. Note that every now and then they are updated to correct typos and such.
Lecture notes of the 2004 course can be found here.
Lecture notes of the 2006 course can be found here.
SubjectFile Size (kB)Last updatedChanges
Introduction lecture01.pdf 652 02.09.2008 15:12:58
Basics of MD lecture02.pdf 1501 17.09.2008 15:36:29 Corrected equation on page 17: h -> hbar. Clarified the code on page 15. Corrected typo on page 21: y=rv2/... . Corrected the year on page 1: 1959->1957
Neighbor lists and code mdmorse lecture03.pdf 361 16.09.2008 12:15:30
Solving the equations of motion lecture04.pdf 459 19.09.2008 17:28:03
Calculating the forces lecture05.pdf 1369 13.10.2008 12:39:36 Some equation did not show properly. Typos on pages 10 and 11: dVdr = -dVdr/m/2.0 (the minus sign).
Different ensembles lecture06.pdf 909 30.10.2008 11:49:40 Corrected figure on page 31: now simulated with the factor 2 in the definition of lambda. Redraw the figure on page 32: it now includes fluctuations without T_control, i.e. tau_T=infinity.
Quantum mechanical potential models lecture07.pdf 847 04.11.2008 13:06:05 Added page 25.
Potential models for metals lecture08.pdf 998 12.11.2008 11:05:56
Potential models for diamond and zincblende structures lecture09.pdf 1882 11.12.2008 11:40:16 Added page 18. Included the cut-off to the definition of SW potential three-body function h3 on page 17. Added definitions for w(Z) and Q(Z) on page 22.
Potential models for molecules and hydrocarbons lecture10.pdf 1276 03.12.2008 14:34:23 Corrected typo on page 5.
Potential models for ionic compounds lecture11.pdf 2353 03.12.2008 15:07:11
Energy minimization techniques lecture12.pdf 981 10.12.2008 11:53:20 Corrected cropped equations on page 6.
Summary summary.pdf 548 10.12.2008 11:50:14